FINALIST WHILE LOOKING AT MY FLOWERS Çiçeklerime Bakarken November 25 - December 6, 2024 Short | 27 min. | 2024 | with English subtitles Directed by Sevgi Şanlı Cast: Zeynep Sıla Ballı, Elif Asmen Arslangörür, Haydar Şahin, Emre Özler Having grown up enduring a difficult childhood in the village, Zehra is brought to Istanbul by her cousin to pursue her education. As she begins sharing the apartment with her cousin's friend, Sevilay, Zehra becomes suspicious of the odd occurrences and the frequent comings and goings.   Sevgi ŞANLI Sevgi Şanlı (2001, Muğla), after turning 18, moved to Istanbul and began studying filmmaking at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University to pursue her passion for cinema. She collaborated with her friends on a documentary project called 'All That's Left Behind', which would be their first short film. One year later, she directed a short film titled "Çiçeklerime Bakarken" for her school project. “All That’s Left Behind” was a finalist and screened at BTF’s 18th Documentary and Short Film Competition in 2023.